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Preferred Name

Bisphenol A

Synonyms

2, 2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane

4,4'-(1-Methylethane-1,1-diyl)diphenol

4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol

Bisphenol A

4,4' Isopropylidinediphenol

2,2-Di(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane

Phenol, 4,4'-isopropylidenedi-

2,2-Bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)propane

4,4'-(Propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol

BISPHENOL A

2,2-Di(4-phenylol)propane

4,4'-(1-Methylethylidene)bisphenol

2,2-Bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)propane

Phenol, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis-

2,2-Bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propane

BPA

Definitions

A diphenylmethane derivative with two hydroxyphenyl groups. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a colorless solid that is used in the synthesis of commercial plastics, including polycarbonates and epoxy resins, which are incorporated into a wide variety of consumer goods. Ingested BPA may exhibit estrogenic effects. Exposure to BPA may increase the risk of certain cancers.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C152071

CAS_Registry

80-05-7

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:33216

code

C152071

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

CTRP

FDA

DEFINITION

A diphenylmethane derivative with two hydroxyphenyl groups. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a colorless solid that is used in the synthesis of commercial plastics, including polycarbonates and epoxy resins, which are incorporated into a wide variety of consumer goods. Ingested BPA may exhibit estrogenic effects. Exposure to BPA may increase the risk of certain cancers.

Display_Name

Bisphenol A

FDA_UNII_Code

MLT3645I99

FULL_SYN

2, 2-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane

4,4'-(1-Methylethane-1,1-diyl)diphenol

4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol

Bisphenol A

4,4' Isopropylidinediphenol

2,2-Di(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane

Phenol, 4,4'-isopropylidenedi-

2,2-Bis(4'-hydroxyphenyl)propane

4,4'-(Propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol

BISPHENOL A

2,2-Di(4-phenylol)propane

4,4'-(1-Methylethylidene)bisphenol

2,2-Bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)propane

Phenol, 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis-

2,2-Bis(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propane

BPA

label

Bisphenol A

NCI_META_CUI

CL553280

Preferred_Name

Bisphenol A

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C152071

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

subClassOf

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